This was a short week. On Sunday Ms. Leslie came to our class to do a lesson because the book fair took place in the library. Just a reminder that tomorrow is the last day of the book fair. You can visit the book fair anytime. We also had our regularly scheduled free flow.

On Monday we had a special assembly where we learned about RESPECT. Please ask your child one way they can be respectful at school or home.

Today we discussed and compared the different Little Red Hen stories we have read together.

We reviewed an older nursery rhyme and learned a new letter rhyme for the Letter M.

KG-1 Announcements

Just a reminder that student-led conferences begin tomorrow. I look forward to seeing you all. Your children are extremely excited to show you what they have learned.

This week our class continued to read different tales. So far we have read Little Red Riding Hood, The Little Red Hen and the Three Billy Goats Gruff. Throughout the week we read several different versions of the stories. In a few of the versions of Little Red Riding Hood, the Wolf wanted to eat muffins instead of Grandma, or be friends with Red Riding Hood. Here a just a few that we have read…

Click here to access the fairy tales resource folder. Below are a few videos that they might enjoy as well.

During centers students are continuing spell and to write the sounds they hear in words. We also distinguished between words that do and do not rhyme. Students are demonstrating a great knowledge in quantifying numbers (if the number is 12, they take out 12 pebbles). They also are retelling and acting out the stories we have read.

Our class is continuing to make new friends in other classes.

On Wednesday our kiddos had a tasty treat of fresh hummus and veggies. The recipe was sent home with them.

Don’t forget you can always view more photos on our class account.

KG-1 Announcements

Hopefully by now, you have read over the information for our Student Led Conferences, which will be held next Wednesday, April 25and Thursday, April 26 (click here for the details). Thank you to those who have reserved your times already. If you have not, please do so by Sunday, April 22, so we can make plans accordingly. Also, there is no school those 2 days, but YOUR CHILD must come with you to the conference.

The BookWorm Book Fair begins next Monday. If you have a conference scheduled for Wednesday, you are welcome to take your child to the library to visit the Book Fair. The Book Fair will close Wednesday afternoon, so if your conference is Thursday, you may want to take your child to visit on Sunday, Monday or Tuesday before or after school.

If you don’t get a chance to shop at the Book Fair, we will be sending home one final Scholastic Book Order in the coming weeks. This is a great way to get reasonably priced books in your child’s hands, especially for your summer reading.

As mentioned last week, we have begun our final PYP unit, How We Express Ourselves. You and your child will receive a letter on Sunday, explaining the requirements for a final performance/presentation that will conclude our unit. This is an exciting unit and if you have any questions after reading the letter, please email me.

We surveyed KG1 parents about some possible workshop ideas. You will be receiving information regarding those plans very soon.

Your child is encouraged to continue using IXL each week. Even 10-15 minutes during the week, will help support and enhance their learning!

Swimming begins on May 2 for our class. Please have your child practice changing clothes and showing you how much they improved since the fall.

Finally, a slip of paper came home in your child’s folder this week regarding “your plans” for their last day of KG1. With Ramadan, Eid and many families traveling, we are just trying to plan ahead. Please return that slip of paper on Sunday of next week.

Student Led Conferences will be held next Wednesday April 25th and Thursday April 26th. There is a new procedure for scheduling conferences this year. Please click here for directions on how to sign up.

Good afternoon! The Early Childhood Department is planning to host parent workshops, and we want your input! Please fill out this survey regarding what workshop topics would be most helpful for you. The survey will close this Thursday. Thank you for taking the time to fill it out!

Welcome Back!

I hope you all had a great spring break.

We have a new friend that joined us this week. Please welcome Omar to the class.

We jumped right back into things this week. Our kiddos have grown so much since September. We are beginning to dive into harder concepts. We are moving beyond just letter name and sound recognition. We are ready for sounding out words, blending words and inventive spelling. Although we have been reading nursery rhymes, I formally introduced the concept of rhyming this week. It is a VERY difficult skill. You will get to see your child practice some of these during student led conferences. After the conferences I will create a folder of resources that you can use at home with your child.

This week I introduced the final set of letters that we will be learning (A, K, M, N, R, V, W, X, Y, Z). Please visit the letters page for the picture cards.

We reviewed our previous letters and how to identify the beginning sound in words. We also reviewed counting syllables.

We started our new PYP unit, How We Express Ourselves. During this unit we will focus on fairy tales. So far, we have read Little Red Riding Hood and The Three Billy Goats Gruff. While reading the Three Billy Goats Gruff we learned about mountains, hills and valleys. The students have enjoyed retelling and acting out the stories. I have created a fairy tales folder with resources for each fairy tale if you would like to act them out at home.

There is still time to add photos to our class spring break album. I will be adding a few of mine this weekend. I will print the book next week and share it with the class.

KG-1 Announcements

Student-Led Conferences will be held on the 25th/26th April. The school will be sending out information about how to sign up for your child’s session.

A swimming note went home this week. We will be starting swimming the last week of April. Our swimming day is Wednesdays. If your child needs practice independently getting dressed and undressed, please focus on that skill with your chid over the next few weeks.

Orange class T-Shirt on Sunday’s for Free Flow Free Inquiry.

Second Trimester reports were posted on Synergetic this week. If you are unsure of your login, please contact the IT help desk at school located in the foyer.